Gouden Carolus Ambrio

Brewed by Brouwerij Het Anker
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Mechelen, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Draught @ <a href=http://ratebeer.com/events-detail.asp?eventID target=_new> Zythos Bier Festival 2008, Sint Niklaas, Belgium. Clear medium amber color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, moderate hoppy, moderate yeasty, toffee. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (020308)

An amber beer with a huge slightly pink head. The aroma is spicy and hoppy - I pick up coriander, figs, and oranges. The flavor is sweet woody with a herbal note mixing in with som fruit, where I pick out oranges. The mouthfeel is very smooth, and the end woody dry.

(Bottle 75 cl) Pours a hazy, warm nutty brown with an off-white head. Aroma of fruit, caramel, diacetyl and alcohol. Fairly full-bodied, some roasted malt and fruit. But this really lacks some complexity to rise above mediocracy. 110507

UPDATED: NOV 19, 2008 33 cL bottle. Pours hazy/muddy orange to brown with a colapsing off-white head. Metallic malty, spiced and yeasty aroma. Classic belgian carbonated mouthfeel. Flavour has some dried plum, raisin and figs in a sweet malty flavoured blend. There are classic belgian yeast notes too. A minor metallic note can be sensed in the beginning but disappears again. Finish has a mild bitterness and is dominated by dried fruit notes and a minor herbal note.6-3-7-3-13=3.2

From cask at Edward Wylie. Pours clear and golden amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is mild bubblegum and wheet. Solid malty, yeasty and slight spiced. Sweet and yeasty fruity to a mild spice note into the finish. Classic Belgian with an English cask touch. Not sure it does the beer any good though.6-3-7-3-13=3.2

Bottled. Deep amber colour (almost pinkish towards light) with huge creamy, longlasting off-white head. Aroma is apple, caramel, fudge, slight yeast and sweet fruits. Flavour is leathery (probably the yeast in this case), hoppy and caramel malts. Hides the alcohol very well. Once it gets warm the caramellishness gets a twist towards fudge. Really nicely balanced.

Bottled. Cloudy ruby, rich head. Elegant fruity pear aroma. Medium sweet with rounded mouthfeel and mdium bodied. Well defined and solid, caramelly and lightly woody with harmonious late bitterness. Incredibly elegant and classy. I love it!

Bottle. Cloudy orange coloured with a lacing off white head. Sweet aroma of malts, caramel and fruits with notes of spices. Sweet flavour of malts, caramel and fruits.

Draught at ZBF08. Clear dark chestnut colour. Big stable creamy tan head. Malty and yeasty flavour.

UPDATED: JAN 8, 2009 <i>2008-11-05, Cask Conditioned at J.D. Wetherspoon - Goodman’s Field, London, 7-4-7-3-14=35</i>
Beautiful red to dark amber color; thin creamy head. It has a moderate malty and fruity aroma. Smooth mouthfeel, with a pleasant malt and caramel flavor, medium sweet. There is no alcohol sign, it doesn’t feel like 8% ABV. Surely more pleasant that in the bottle.

<i>2007-08-02, bottle, 6-3-6-3-13=31</i>
Beautiful amber color; creamy head. The aroma is sweet and malty. The flavor as well is quite sweet, with a mix caramel / malt, alcohol feeling and not much bitterness. Between booze and good.

Date: 03/30/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Green’s, Atlanta

opaque orange, huge frothy cream colored head, drippy lace, candy sweet spicy malt aroma with hints of fruit and earthy character, rich malt flavor, well balanced, lots of fruity character, nice sweetness, light bitterness, touch of funk

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4